Powerbuilder 7.0 Unleashed

by Reppart, Ken; Gallagher, Simon; Quick, Joe; Herbert, Simon

• ISBN13: 9780672317828
• ISBN10: 0672317826
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback w/CD
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: Sams

Summary

PowerBuilder 7.0 Unleashed utilizes the successful structure of the Unleashed series to provide a comprehensive book on the latest features of PowerBuilder 7. These features include DBMS development, SQL Painter, the new interface of 7.0, new controls, new menu property, using UML with PowerBuilder, ClearCase, the new functionality of PowerBuilder 7 and Transaction Servers, new Internet capabilities, and new functionality in Lotus Notes. This version also contains real-world case studies and code examples for you to learn from and employ.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(2)
Part I Understanding Powerbuilder
PowerBuilder 7.0 New Features	3	(6)
PowerBuilder 7.0 Development Environment	9	(34)
Database Management Systems	43	(28)
SQL and PowerBuilder	71	(60)
Databases and the Database Painter	131	(34)
The DataWindow Painter	165	(74)
The PowerScript Language	239	(66)
The Library Painter	305	(28)
Application Objects and the Appication Painter	333	(18)
Windows and the Window Painter	351	(46)
Advanced Controls	397	(48)
Menus and the Menu Painter	445	(36)
The User Object Painter	481	(34)
Part II Programming DataWindows
DataWindow Scripting	515	(62)
Advanced DataWindow Techniques I	577	(34)
Advanced DataWindow Techniques II	611	(44)
Part III Design to Deployment
Application Development and PowerBuilder	655	(16)
Analysis, Design, and Implementation	671	(42)
Documentation and Online Help	713	(24)
Application and Component Implementation	737	(32)
Testing and Debugging	769	(30)
Application Maintenance and Upgrades	799	(16)
Configuring and Tuning	815	(42)
Part IV Object-Oriented Design and Development
Frameworks and Class Libraries	857	(22)
The PowerBuilder Foundation Class	879	(30)
Building User Objects	909	(54)
Part V Application Partitioning and the Internet
Distributed Processing and Application Partitioning	963	(18)
Developing Distributed PowerBuilder Applications	981	(28)
PowerBuilder and the Internet	1009	(28)
Developing Internet Applications with PowerBuilder	1037	(20)
Part VI PowerBuilding
Graphing	1057	(26)
Data Pipelining	1083	(24)
Mail-Enabling PowerBuilder Applications	1107	(16)
Drag-and-Drop	1123	(24)
Animation, Sound, and Multimedia	1147	(22)
API Calls	1169	(20)
ActiveX and OLE	1189	(70)
Part VII Appendixes
A PowerBuilder Resources	1225	(6)
B PowerBuilder Data Types	1231	(4)
C Investigating Exported Code	1235	(20)
D Getting Certified in PowerBuilder	1255	(4)
E Cross-Platform PowerBuilder	1259